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Monday, 23 May 2016

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Emancipation

Tying into the events of Captain America: Civil War, Emancipation was all about setting people free - both literally, in the case of Daisy, and figuratively, in the case of Hive transforming some human "volunteers" into Inhumans.

The episode saw General Talbot (Adrian Pasdar) turning up at S.H.I.E.L.D. HQ seeking to register Coulson's Inhumans, as per the Sokovia Accords, and being less than impressed by what he finds.

Meanwhile, as Hive continues his experiments using Daisy's blood, she is making contact with Lincoln, who is under 'house arrest' at S.H.I.E.L.D., engineering his escape from the secret, underground base.

An Inhuman is revealed who is not only immune to Hive's power, but is also able to cure other Inhumans of Hive's "sway".

The tie-ins to Civil War were logical and really well-handled, helping to reinforce the show's part in the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe while simultaneously explaining why no-one from here popped up in the latest Captain America movie (although I'm still at a loss to justify why no one has ever mentioned the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier that swept in at the eleventh hour in Age Of Ultron and rescued all the citizens of Sokovia).

Also, Emancipation featured a nice, if fleeting, acknowledgement of the passing of Peggy Carter (aged 95).